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30 Cards in this Set
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Diaphanous; adj
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allowing light to show through; delicate
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Diatribe; noun
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bitter verbal attack
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Dichotomy; noun
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division into two parts
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Dictum; noun
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authoritative statement; popular saying
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Didactic; adj
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excessively instructive
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Diffidence; noun
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shyness, lack of confidence
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Dilatory; adj
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slow, tending to delay
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Diminutive; adj
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small
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Disconcerting; adj
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bewildering, perplexing, slightly disturbing
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Discordant; adj
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disagreeing; at variance
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Discursive; adj
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wandering from topic to topic
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Disparage; verb
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to belittle, speak disrespectfully about
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Dissemble; verb
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to pretend; to disguise one's motives
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Disseminate; verb
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to spread far and wide
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Dissension; noun
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difference of opinion
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Dissipate; verb
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to scatter; to pursue pleasure to excess
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Distend; verb
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to swell, inflate, bloat
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Dither; verb
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to move or act confusedly or without clear purpose
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Diurnal; adj
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daily
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Divine; verb
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to foretell or know by inspiration
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Divisive; adj
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creating disunity or conflict
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Dogmatic; adj
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rigidly fixed in opinion, opinionated
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Doleful; adj
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sad, mournful
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Droll; adj
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amusing in a wry, subtle way
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Dulcet; adj
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pleasant sounding, soothing to the ear
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Duress; noun
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threat of force or intimidation
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Dyspeptic; adj
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gloomy and irritable; suffering from indigestion
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Ebb; verb
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to fade away; to recede
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Ebullient; adj
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exhilarated, full of enthusiasm and high spirits
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Edict; noun
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law, command, official public order
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